Chapter 17
Special Defenses
- X: takeout for minors or could be 13-15 balanced
- 2H: t/o minors more distributional
- 2S: natural 6+
- 2NT: 15-18
- X penalty, then next X is takeout, X after that is penalty again
- 2C scramble
- 2DHS natural
- Also penalty, (1NT)-p-(2x)-X, so 15+ balanced
- X for majors, NT for minors
- If we bid at 1-level, 2C advance is natural, 1NT is cue bid
(e.g. 1C-1H for spades by opponents)
- X shows the suit they bid (in this case would show 5+ hearts)
- Bidding their transfer suit is takeout (in this case bidding spades)